Started with the darkest color from below and last step was the brightest color from the upper side.

After the color was completely dry I covered every part that is not "hair".
I use a tape to cover the main parts and a masking mass for the parts that are difficult to reach.

The dwarf should get a brown beard so I choosed brown and red tones.
Starting with rhinox hide as basetone.

... then I choose lighter colors like beige, iraqui sand and lasur yellow.
At last I used a very thinned down red by schminke to get a connection between the different colors and let the beard looking more like a red/brown.

Removing the masking stuff to get a feeling if and how the colors work together.

For me the result looks ok for a first sketch of the main colors.

Next steps will be glazes, glazes and more glazes...

Perfect timing from the guys of Painting Buddha:

Painitng videos of the bust

Nuts Planet Shield Maiden

You definitally have to take a look at the free painting videos on youtube: